Bark City

Bark City is a cage-free dog daycare at 259 Hanover Street in downtown Manchester, NH, with grooming and a boutique retail store on site. Small, medium and large dogs are all accepted. The facility is climate controlled, and the indoor play area connects to an outdoor play space through a doggy door, so dogs move between the two on their own. Owners can watch the room through live webcams during the day.

What Bark City offers

• Cage-free daycare with indoor and outdoor play space
• Full-service dog grooming
• Live webcam access and daily report cards
• Medication administration and special-diet feeding
• A boutique retail store at the front

What makes it different

The approach leans toward letting dogs set their own pace instead of running the whole group through a fixed schedule. Every dog starts with an initial temperament consultation before joining the others, which gives staff a read on how a new dog handles a busy room. Staff are IBPSA certified and hold CPR and pet-safety certifications. Each dog goes home with a daily report card covering how the day went.

Practical details

Bark City is open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and closed Saturday and Sunday. Those hours cover a normal workday in Manchester, including drop-off before work and pickup afterward. Daycare rates run $30 to $42 per day, according to the prices published on the facility's website. Booking is done online, and proof of vaccination is required. Dogs that need medication during the day or a particular diet can be accommodated. Questions the website doesn't answer can go to 603-227-5248.